Roasting rack



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ROASTENCI? RACK Filed April 2o, 1940 TTORNE YJ Patented Nov. 19, 1940UNITED srnrss rArENr OFFICE ,y

2,222,689 I I RoAsTiNd nacre `Harold V. Saifell, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application April 20, 1940, Serial No. 330,707

3 Claims.

'My invention relates to roasting racks and relates more particularly toa roasting rack having adjustable supporting grills on rwhich a fowl,roasts, hams, or other meat is supported in the 5 roasting vpan in anelevated position so that the entire -fowl or roast is supported abovethe juice or gravy which may collect in the roasting pan.

It is an object of my invention to provide a roasting rack in which thesupporting grills are :l0` readily adjustable into various supportingpositions in order that different sizes of fowl, roasts, and the likemay be supported thereby.` In my invention `the grill supports areadjustably supportedby a base in such a manner that when in'roastingposition they extend upwardly and outwardly to form a V-shaped receivingspace in which the fowl or roast is placed. By adjusting the supportinggrills relative to the base the size of the V-shaped receiving space maybe or roast. Y

It is a `still further object of my invention to provide a roasting rackhaving the characteristics pointed out above in which, the supportinggrills are adjustable relative to the base into such Vpositions as to becollapsed into a position parallel to the base and when in this positionoccupy but a minimum of space. Also, when in this position the roastingrack may then be used as a grill broiler, and may be used for broilingchops, steaks, and the like.

It is a still further object of my invention to provide a roasting rackin which the various parts are formed of wire, are connected together sothat they are not separable, and are so related to one another as to beadjustable between collapsed or broiling position into roastingposition, the parts being so constructed and arranged that they arereadily movable from one of these positions to the other.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be pointed out duringthe course of the following detailed description of a preferredembodiment of my invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view of my invention showing the parts inroasting position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing the parts in collapsed or broilingposition.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the base.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral II represents a basewhich, as shown in Fig. 3, includes end portions I2 and a connectingsection I3 which connects the end portions I2 together. The entire baseII is preferably varied to accommodate the different sizes of fowlformed ofwwire, as shown. Each end portion I2 consists of an arcuatetrack I4 and an upright section I5 having a stop in the form of anenlargement Iii. The arcuate tracks I4 are curved upwardly at theircentral portion and engage 5 a supporting surface,A such as a roastingpan, at points Il and Iii. Each upright section I5 is connected to oneend of oneV of the tracks I4 by a curved section IQ so that the trackI4, curved sectionland upright section I5 each constitute 10 acontinuation of eachl other.

As shown in Figs. l and' 2, my invention also provides a pair ofsupporting grills or grill members 25, each ofwhich consists of a threesided rec'tangularframe 2t having end members 2l to 15 which grill rods28 are connected, such as by spot welding as illustrated. The lower endsof each of the end members 2l are provided with loops 29 lwhich surroundthe end portions I2 of the basel I. It will be noted that the grillmembers 20 are shorter thanthe distance between the end portions l2sothat whenfthe parts are in a folded position, asshown in Fig. 2, thegrill members mayre'st between the end portions I2. The loops 29, aswill beseen'gfrom aninspection of Figs. 1 25 and 2, are formed so as toextend outwardly beyond the `ends of the grill'members. g g

The loops 29 areslidable into various positions along the track It sothat the grill members may be adjustably supported in a number 30 ofdifferent positions. The upper faces of the tracks I4 are provided withsmall channels 30 which act as locking means so that when the loops arepositioned to engage in these channels and the grill members are swungoutwardly so 35 as to form a V, the grill members will be releasablylocked in such position and will not readily slip from place. Inaddition to this, the gripping action produced between the loops 29 andthe track Ill when the upper ends of the grill 40 members are swungoutwardly will effectively hold the grill members in a position tosupport the fowl or roast. It will be seen in Fig. l that the grillmembers 25 are supporting a fowl 32 in roasting position. It willfurther be seen that 45 by adjusting the grill members outward or inwarddifferent sizes of fowls or roasts may be accommodated.

When it is desired to collapse the roasting rack, the two grill membersare moved together and 50 into a position in which there will be nogripping action between the loops 29 and the tracks I4. The loops arethen slid along the track onto the curved section and then onto theupright section. During this movement the grill members 55 are swunginto various positions depending upon the curvature of the portion ofthe track, or curved section, or upright section so that there will beno gripping action between the parts and so that there will be a freesliding action. It will be seen that as the loops are swung onto theupright sections I5 it is necessary to move the grill members into aposition substantially parallel to the base Il. In view of the fact thatthe grill members are of less length than the distance between the endportions I2 the parts when collapsed will rest as shown in Fig. 2 withthe loops supported on the upright sections I5, the grill membersresting between the end portions |2 and the outer ends of the grillmembers opposite the loops 29 being supported on the connecting sectionI3. When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, the roastingrack may be used for broiling or may be placed in a convenient drawer orother receptacle where the roasting rack is kept when not in use.

From the foregoing description it will be clearly evident that theroasting rack of my invention may be conveniently stored in a minimumsize of space, and when it is desired to use the roasting rack the partsmay be readily adjusted into the desired position. It will further beseen that the parts are not separable and that one part may not be lostor improperly assembled with respect to other parts. It will further beseen that the grill members are quickly and easily adjustable intovarious roast supporting positions.

It is an important feature of my invention that the structure is simplein design, economical to produce, and has suicient rigidity and strengthto satisfy any roasting or broiling use to which it may be put.

In the foregoing description and in the drawing I have disclosed apreferred form of my invention. It should be understood, however, thatvarious alterations and modifications may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention and that I wish my invention 45 tobe construed in accordance with the statement of invention and theappended claims.

I claim as my invention: l. In a roasting and broiling rack, thecombination of: a base consisting of a wire shaped to provide endportions each having an arcuate track and an upright section at one endthereof, and a connecting section connecting the ends of end portionsopposite said upright sections; and a pair of grill members each havinga pair of loops, one loop of each grill member surrounding one of saidend portions whereby said grill members may be adjustably supported onsaid arcuate tracks in roast-receiving position, or whereby said loopsmay be slid along said arcuate tracks and onto said upright sections,thus allowing said grill members to lie adjacent said base andsubstantially parallelothereto.

2. In a roasting and broiling rack, the combination of: a baseconsisting of a wire shaped to provide end portions each having anarcuate track and an upright section at one end thereof, and aconnecting section connecting the ends of end portions opposite saidupright sections; and a pair of grill members of less length than thedistance between said end portions each having a pair of outwardlyextending loops, one loop of each grill member surrounding one of saidend portions whereby said grill members may be adjustably supported onsaid arcuate tracks in roast-receiving position, or whereby said loopsmay be slid along said arcuate tracks and onto said upright sections,thus allowing said grill members to lie adjacent said base between saidend portions and substantially parallel thereto.

3. In a roasting and broiling rack, the combination of: a base providingend portions each having an arcuate track and an upright section at oneend thereof; and a pair of grill members of less length than thedistance between said end portions each havinga pair of outwardlyextending loops, one loop of each grill member surrounding one of saidend portions whereby said grill members may be adjustably supported onsaid arcuate tracks in roast-receiving position, or whereby said loopsmay be slid along said arcuate tracks and onto said upright sections,thus allowing said grill members to lie adjacent said base between saidend portions and substantially parallel thereto.

HAROLD V. SAFFELL.

